{"id":"bahrain-retiree-residency","name":"Bahrain Golden Residency for Retirees","type":"RBI","status":"operational","country":"Bahrain","country_code":"BH","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/bahrain-golden-residency-retirees","min_investment":{"amount":null,"currency":"BHD","route":"Retirement pension of at least BHD 4,000 a month, or BHD 2,000 a month after 15 years of work in Bahrain (Decision of the Minister of Interior No. 20 of 2022, art. 1). Proof of income, not an investment"},"qualification_basis":"financial_means","investment_routes":null,"family_pricing":null,"processing_time":null,"processing_time_note":"Official service time is 5 working days for the Golden Residency for Retired Non-Resident Foreigners; no evidence of real-world processing times was gathered. Fees: BHD 5 non-refundable application fee plus BHD 300 issuance fee per person (Art. 7 sets BHD 300 per licence including dependants). Health insurance valid in Bahrain for the whole validity is required (Art. 2(2)). Good conduct and no conviction for a felony or misdemeanour involving honour or honesty, even if rehabilitated (Art. 2(1)). No employment without the necessary permits (Art. 5; an LMRA work permit per the portal FAQ). Spouse, children and parents may receive dependant licences without work rights (Art. 4). The separate self-sponsorship permit for retired foreigners (Decision 74/2007; BHD 500 stable income and 15 years of service in Bahrain or another GCC state; 40 working days on the portal) is a different route and is not covered here.","visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":"No minimum stay: the 90-days-a-year cancellation ground (Decision 20/2022 art. 8 item 1) was deleted by Decision 150/2025 art. 2 (Gazette 3847, 27 Nov 2025); the holder may leave and return throughout the validity (art. 6).","tax_note":"income tax: 0% — Bahrain levies no personal income tax; CGT: 0% for individuals; wealth tax: 0%; inheritance tax: 0%","path_to_citizenship":"Not a route to citizenship. Naturalisation is discretionary under the Bahraini Nationality Law of 1963 (Arts. 6, 9); the screen recorded a residence period of 25 years. (unverified)","highlights":["10-year renewable Golden Residency licence for retirees with a pension of at least BHD 4,000 a month","No minimum stay since November 2025; Bahrain has no personal income tax"],"atomic_answer":"Bahrain grants its 10-year Golden Residency licence, renewable for equal periods, to retired foreigners with a pension of at least BHD 4,000 a month, or BHD 2,000 a month on average for those who worked in Bahrain for at least 15 years (Decision of the Minister of Interior No. 20 of 2022, art. 1). No investment is required for this category, the 90-days-a-year presence rule was deleted in November 2025, and Bahrain has no personal income tax.","fees":null,"last_updated":"2026-10-11","data_freshness":null,"mirabello_index":null,"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":true,"as_of":"2026-06","note":"Factual status as published by the FATF and the EU Council. Inclusion reflects AML/CFT or tax-governance work programmes, changes regularly (several reputable jurisdictions have been listed and delisted), and its practical impact varies by use-case. Always linked to the official source.","sources":["https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/international-standards-on-tax-transparency/residence-citizenship-by-investment.html"],"oecd_crs_note":"Names JURISDICTIONS whose investment-migration schemes meet OECD risk criteria for circumventing Common Reporting Standard tax reporting (low/no personal income tax on offshore assets + <90 days physical presence). It is a tax-transparency monitoring list, NOT a statement on programme legitimacy; in practice financial institutions apply additional residence/tax checks to documents from these schemes."},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"retirement":{"route_name":"Bahrain Golden Residency, retiree category (pension-based)","region":"Middle East","tags":["retirement","passive-income"],"income_requirement":{"amount":4000,"currency":"BHD","period":"month","basis":"pension","per_dependant":null,"variants":[{"label":"Resident retiree (15 years of work in Bahrain)","amount":2000,"currency":"BHD","period":"month","basis":"pension","note":"Average pension over the last 5 years of residence, and at least 15 years of work in the government or private sector in Bahrain (Art. 1(5)). The portal service pages ask for a salary certificate with a minimum of BHD 2,000 for Employees and Retirees; the document actually requested is to be confirmed."}],"note":"Non-resident retirees: pension of at least BHD 4,000 a month \"or its equivalent\" (Art. 1(2)); the portal lists a pension certificate (minimum BHD 4,000) and a 6-month bank statement, and quotes USD 10,624 as the equivalent. Only retirement pension is listed as qualifying income; dividends, interest, rent or annuities are not listed as alternatives. Whether the pension must be lifetime, state or private is not specified. No minimum age is stated. No investment, deposit or minimum balance is required. Issue is discretionary (Art. 3)."},"net_worth_or_deposit_option":null,"stay_requirement":{"days_per_year":null,"max_continuous_absence_days":null,"stated_by_official_source":true,"rule":"No minimum stay: the 90-days-a-year cancellation ground (Decision 20/2022 art. 8 item 1) was deleted by Decision 150/2025 art. 2 (Gazette 3847, 27 Nov 2025); the holder may leave and return throughout the validity (art. 6).","note":"A tax Certificate of Residence is separate and needs 183 days."},"foreign_income_tax":{"treatment":"exempt","label":"No personal income tax: foreign income is not taxed.","note":"Bahrain has no personal income tax. Bahrain's submission to the OECD CRS portal states there is no general taxation on the personal income of individuals and no withholding, estate or gift taxes, and the National Bureau for Revenue law list covers only VAT, excise tax and the Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax, which applies at entity level to large multinational groups. Capital gains and wealth tax are not expressly stated in the official sources read; their absence is inferred from the law list. A Certificate of Residence for tax purposes needs 183 days or more of physical presence in the year (NBR), so the permit alone does not evidence Bahraini tax residence. Taxation of the pension in the holder's home country is outside this block. (unverified)","source":"https://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/crs-implementation-and-assistance/tax-residency/Bahrain-Tax-Residency.pdf","tax_residence_caveat":"Tax follows tax residence, not the permit: the treatment applies once you are tax-resident there. Information, not tax advice."},"path_to_pr":"10-year residence licence, renewable for equal periods (Decision 20/2022 art. 1). Marketed as permanent residency, but legally a renewable licence.","path_to_citizenship":"Not a route to citizenship. Naturalisation is discretionary under the Bahraini Nationality Law of 1963 (Arts. 6, 9); the screen recorded a residence period of 25 years. (unverified)","processing_note":"Official service time is 5 working days for the Golden Residency for Retired Non-Resident Foreigners; no evidence of real-world processing times was gathered. Fees: BHD 5 non-refundable application fee plus BHD 300 issuance fee per person (Art. 7 sets BHD 300 per licence including dependants). Health insurance valid in Bahrain for the whole validity is required (Art. 2(2)). Good conduct and no conviction for a felony or misdemeanour involving honour or honesty, even if rehabilitated (Art. 2(1)). No employment without the necessary permits (Art. 5; an LMRA work permit per the portal FAQ). Spouse, children and parents may receive dependant licences without work rights (Art. 4). The separate self-sponsorship permit for retired foreigners (Decision 74/2007; BHD 500 stable income and 15 years of service in Bahrain or another GCC state; 40 working days on the portal) is a different route and is not covered here.","official_source":"https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/RINT2022","legal_basis":"Decision of the Minister of Interior No. (20) of 2022 on granting the Golden Residency entry visa and residence licence, Art. 1 items 2 and 5 and Arts. 2 to 9 and 12 (Official Gazette no. 3585, 10 February 2022); as amended by Decision No. (150) of 2025 (Official Gazette no. 3847, 27 November 2025), whose Art. 2 deleted the 90-days-a-year residence condition","as_of":"2026-10-11"},"golden_retirement":{"standard":"Mirabello Golden Retirement Index","applies_to":"Bahrain Golden Residency, retiree category (pension-based)","tier":"golden","tier_label":"Golden: meets the Golden Retirement standard","score":80,"confidence_grade":"B","renewal_category":"every 10 years, no permanent status","renewals_before_pr":null,"pillars":{"tax":24.5,"presence":20,"financial":9.5,"durability":10,"processing":8,"healthcare":3,"family_work_mobility":4,"pr_citizenship":1},"reasons":[],"as_of":"2026-10-11","methodology_version":"1.1.0-2026-10-11"},"record_kind":"retirement_route","region":null,"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-10-11T17:49:45.673Z"}